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Africa’s new harvest: To transform agriculture, we must speed up innovations and collaboration

The 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa being held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, starts from 11 to 14 April 2022

ByQu Dongyu

Genocide perpetrators must be brought to book

Let’s learn from the past and protect all populations from atrocities — International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, 7 April 2022

ByAlice Wairimu Nderitu

AfCFTA: What has worked and the way forward on agricultural trade

Building on the gains for inclusive and harmonised food and business value chains.

ByAmeir Mbonde

Road to COP27: Renewable energy Eritrea’s best bet to a resilient future

Wind and solar are some of the most affordable renewable alternatives readily available in the country.

ByAmakobe Sande and James Wakiaga

Africa’s creative industries on the move, breaking barriers

First ever Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Summit showcases Africans leveraging and generating new opportunities in ‘CreaTech’ – where creativity meets technology.

ByOjoma Ochai

Africa’s strategic priorities to recover better

— Cristina Duarte, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa.

ByCristina Duarte

COP26 on climate: Top priorities for Africa

— Mr. Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale, Chair, African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change.

ByTanguy Gahouma-Bekale

Ethiopia: UNFPA calls for the protection and justice for women and girls in Tigray

— Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa.

ByJulitta Onabanjo

Helping Mozambique overcome crises

Country faces health, humanitarian, climate and economic challenges.

ByWinnie Byanyima

How women in mining sector could benefit from AfCFTA

Free trade will help develop value chains and skills, especially for small-scale women miners.

ByNellie Mutemeri

FAO: Agriculture will make or break free African trade

Changing agricultural food systems could unlock Africa's potential

ByAbebe Haile-Gabriel